The Sufficient (Vol 1) · Hadith 1129 (#Ḥadīth #49)
Chapter 108 | Enlightening Points Deduced from the Holy Quran about Leadership with Divine Authority)
49ـ وَبِهَذَا الاسْنَادِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى بَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ قَالَ وَلايَةُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (a.s )
49. Through the same chain of narrators it is from abu ‘Abdallah about the words of Allah, the Most High. “. . give to the believers the glad news of their high rank in the sight of God.. .” The Imam said, “It is the Wilaya Imam Ali’s (Leadership with Divine Authority).”
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